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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae)
The Scarab Beetles of Florida
By Robert Woodruff
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1973
Cite: 4889 with citation markup [cite:4889]
Full title: Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Volume 8. The Scarab Beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Part I. The Laparosticti (Subfamilies: Scarabaeinae, Aphodiinae, Hybosorinae, Ochodaeinae, Geotrupinae, Acanthocerinae). Part II covers May Beetles (Phyllophaga).

Has black-and-white photos. Apparently out of print, but still available from some suppliers--see comments. Also available on-line as part of:
The Arthropods of Florida--scroll down to Vol. 8 and 13 - Scarab Beetles of Florida

Link updated 4 December 2021--thanks for the comments!
Link updated again 3 January 2023.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 16 July, 2004 - 6:36am
Last updated 10 July, 2024 - 4:51pm

January 2023 link
None of the others I tried worked, but this did. Note that it's about 30mb.
The Scarab Beetles of Florida (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).

Other volumes in the series that may need updating are available here
https://thefsca.org/arthropods-of-florida-and-neighboring-land-areas/
… David Almquist, 4 January, 2023 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

New new link
Full text
… Edward L. Ruden, 4 December, 2021 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

new link
Again, link has changed.

Check http://ufdc.ufl.edu/fast1/results/?t=scarab.
… Brad Barnd, 6 February, 2012 - 11:37pm login or register to post comments

part 1 is here
http://digitool.fcla.edu/view/action/nmets.do?DOCCHOICE=2787164.xml&dvs=1287510845195~431&locale=en_US&search_terms=scarabaeidae%20of%20florida%20part%201&view_profile=staff&adjacency=N&VIEWER_URL=/view/action/nmets.do?&DELIVERY_RULE_ID=2&usePid1=true&usePid2=true

It was missing, but they just put it up again.
… David Almquist, 19 October, 2010 - 12:59pm login or register to post comments

… v belov, 30 December, 2009 - 3:06am login or register to post comments

author is ..
Should be Woodruff
… Phillip Harpootlian, 2 January, 2006 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

Part II
Woodruff, R.E,. and B.M. Beck. 1989. The scarab beetles of Florida, Part II, The May or June beetles (Genus Phyllophaga). Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Arthropods of Florida and neighboring Land Areas 13. 226 pp.

Should still be available.

BioQuip still lists Volume I for sale (catalog #3926) for only $9.95 - a bargain.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 12 May, 2005 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Available online
The Phyllophaga volume is here
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00000093
… David Almquist, 18 January, 2007 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

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